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Subgenre Sampler

 
Siam SunsetSiam Sunset (1999)
Dir. John Polson
Feat. Linus Roache, Danielle Cormack
Bright brain candy that puts a surreal, antipodean tilt on road–movie/black comedy familiarities, with dazed Brit Linus Roache suffering an…
Soft FruitSoft Fruit (1999)
Dir. Christina Andreef
Feat. Jeanie Drynan, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra
From NZ short film dir. Christina Andreef comes this ripely entertaining comic drama about the ties that separate and bind as four Aussie siblings…
This Year's LoveThis Year's Love (1999)
Dir. David Kane
Feat. Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart
Set amongst the romantic roundelays of 6 thirty–somethings who reside in London's bohemian Camden Town, this comedy has a quirky streak, some…
Varsity BluesVarsity Blues (1999)
Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight
Reluctant star quarterback James Van Der Beek (from TV's Dawson's Creek) takes a stand against team coach Jon Voight's voracious pursuit of sporting…
Venus Beauty InstituteVenus Beauty Institute (Venus Beauty) (1999)
Dir. Tonie Marshall
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou
A modest beauty salon is the setting for this wry ensemble piece about the vagaries of womanhood, with an engagingly eccentric collection of clients…
An Autumn TaleAn Autumn Tale (1998) Recommended
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt
Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
Butcher Boy, TheButcher Boy, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw
Despairing yet distinctive black comedy depicts the insanity implicit in a boy's view of his small town in Ireland, circa 1962. Adopts a lurid…
Cookie's FortuneCookie's Fortune (1998) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Glenn Close, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell
A satisfying, home–spun Southern patchwork, stuffed with little–biddy–town idiosyncracies and a slightly kooky plot surrounding the…
Girls' NightGirls' Night (1998) Recommended
Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn
A windfall at the local bingo hall puts air in the wings of forty–something factory gals Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn, but a wheel of…
Grafters (TV Mini-series) Grafters (TV Mini-series) (1998)
Dir. David Richards, Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson
Distinct drama series following the misadventures of two brothers forced to work together as builders and renovate a house for a London couple, which…

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